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What’s Going On in Aggieland! Carly Fiorina will speak at A&T’s Spring Commencement, May 7, at the Greensboro Coliseum. She is the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and one of the most influential women in corporate America. Don’t miss the two-page spread in the Feb. 21st edition of Jet Magazine, pages 34-35 titled, “45th Anniversary of Greensboro’s Four Historic Lunch Counter Sit-In Is Observed In North Carolina.” The story explains the Feb. 1 anniversary events; the new commemorative U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring the sit-ins in Greensboro; and the PBS-TV documentary, February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four. Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and U.S. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. joined three of the A&T Four for the celebrations. (A&T Four are Franklin McCain Sr., Joseph McNeil, Jibreel Khazan, and the late David Richmond.). Chancellor James C. Renick and N.C. A&T Board of Trustees Chair Gerald Truesdale presented Christine Barrett a dozen, gold roses at the Feb. 16 Board meeting. They thanked the 76 year-old freshman for representing A&T on the CBS Late, Late Show. Dr. Rita Jackson Teal, interim vice president for academic affairs at South Carolina State University, spent two weeks shadowing Chancellor Renick. Teal, as a Kellogg MSI Leadership Fellow and NAFEO participant, had to select a model president/chancellor to shadow for two weeks to gain greater insight into the daily routine of a president/chancellor. (Teal is part of the NAFEO Kellogg group photo in Feb. 21st Jet Magazine, page 20.) Dr. David Satcher, former U.S. Surgeon General and now director of the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine, was A&T’s guest speaker today. The Tenth Annual Life & Physical Sciences Research Symposium presented “Health Disparities: Closing the Gap through Diversity in Medicine, Research and Community Partnerships.” The Department of Biology sponsored this event to encourage underrepresented groups to pursue careers in biotechnology, biomedical and other areas of research. The Symposium also educates the community-at-large regarding recent advances in biomedical research to reduce and ultimately eliminate racial disparities in health. For information, call 336.334.7908 or check www.ncat.edu/~biology Dr. Jag Sankar, is winner of the 2004 American Association for the Advancement of Science Mentor Award. As director of A&T’s Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structure, he was recently in the news when the university received a $2.7 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to establish a Center for Nanoscience and Nanomaterials. This relates to the U.S. Departments of Defense and Homeland Security in regards to security preparedness through innovative materials solutions. Hats off to Professor Miller Lucky Jr., associate professor of theatre, who starred in the play, North Star, at Triad Stage. North Star is a coming of age story involving children and parents played out against the events that transformed America with the rising of the civil rights movement. The successful play was part of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum 45th Anniversary Celebratory event. The Museum with authorization from Smithsonian Institution, allowed the theatre to use four of the original stools from the historic Woolworth’s counter from the 1960 sit-ins. Student broadcast volunteers working at WNAA-FM 90.1 are learning fundraising techniques in order to finance an April trip to the Black College Radio & Television Organization’s 27th Annual BCR Awards in Atlanta. This year’s honorees will be John E. Hogan, Wynton Marsalis, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and Mary J. Blige. The radio students held a Blue Light Basement Party in the Memorial Union on Feb. 18 with Wild Irish Rose, from the 8-track flashback and the Rhythm Man BC, from theschool rhythm ride. If you could not participate with your platform shoes and bell bottoms to do the hustle, the bus stop, and the mashed potato … you can still help. The students invite all old school party heads to write tax deductible checks to the North Carolina A&T University Foundation, For: WNAA-FM. Mail checks to WNAA-FM 90.1, Price Hall, N.C. A&T State University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC, 27411. Cupid called all “Lovers and Broken Hearts” to express their love or share their pain. The Creative Writing Program sponsored a Valentine’s Day Poetry Open-Mic For Lovers and Love Haters in order to share the best and worst sides of love. The project was coordinated by Dr. Anjail Ahmad. Dr. Abderrahmane El Moudden, Fulbright visitor from Morocco, conducted a Feb. 13th lecture at A&T about The History of Morocco. This was part of “A North African Food Tasting & Cultural Extravaganza” sponsored by the Lyceum Series. Professor Conchita Kemei led the effort. El Moudden is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar in the Fulbright’s program entitled “Access to the Muslim World.” A signing ceremony was held Jan. 27 in Fort IRC for a new partnership between A&T and Wilson restaurant owner and renowned “Pitmaster” Eddie Mitchell. The University and the Pitmaster plan to market organic barbecue from pork produced by small-scale hog farmers in the state. The auditorium of the General Classroom Building jam-packed when over 400 students came to hear Chris Heck, vice president of the National Basketball Association. Heck was on campus Feb. 10 to share non-athletic career opportunities with students. A&T is one of five universities chosen by the NBA for this pilot program. Mitchell Martin, gave the keynote address for the university’s Feb. 18 Franchise Conference. Martin, as co-owner and treasurer of Global Concessions in Atlanta, is an Aggie expert when it comes to franchise ownership. His company owns a Ben & Jerry’s, Nathan’s Hot Dogs, Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips, and Great Wraps franchises. Martin is also a member of the Business and Economics School’s Executive Advisory Council. The conference was sponsored by the B-School and coordinated by Dr. Thaddeus McEwen, director of A&T’s Interdisciplinary Center for Entrepreneurship and E-Business. Chancellor James C. Renick has a monthly public affairs show on WNAA-FM 90.1, the official broadcast voice for North Carolina A&T State University. His February guests were student leaders who had been involved in the political process via a presidential campaign or a national convention. Rashaad Hoggard, Kimberly Womble and William Medley discussed the “February One Commemoration and Where Do We Go From Here?” President Molly Broad (University of North Carolina System) and President Martin Lancaster (North Carolina Community College System), held a listening tour at A&T on Feb. 2 to hear how community colleges and the UNC System can help transform the state’s economy. If you have suggestions, send your comments to listeningtour@northcarolina.edu. Chancellor Renick hosted a Strategic Luncheon Conversationfeaturing Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President and CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) on Feb. 17. NAFEO’s vision is to be the leading and most respected advocate for historically and predominately black colleges and universities and for blacks in higher education, serving members professionally, effectively, and efficiently. Baskerville is in the Feb. 21st Jet Magazine, page 20. http://www.nafeo.org/. 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